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The Velvet Onion is tremendously saddened to be writing about the death of actor Alex Beckett at the age of just 36. Beckett, who died suddenly this week, was perhaps best known to comedy audiences for his role as hipster PR man Barney Lumsden in John Morton’s Twenty Twelve and W1A alongside
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April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments
Christmas is now only two weeks away, and that means one of two things: you’re either already sorted for present-buying this year, or you’ve got a stressful fortnight ahead. Well, if you’re in the latter camp, we’ve got you covered, as 2017 has been a bumper year for great
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December 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
With W1A returning to BBC Two on Monday, a preview clip has been released and the show’s creator has revealed that this third series could be its last. John Morton has said that he’s written series three of W1A “to its conclusion” because “this is probably going to be the final
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September 12, 2017 // 0 Comments
The BBC’s Head of Values, Ian Fletcher is once again throwing open the revolving doors to New Broadcasting House to allow cameras to film series three of the award winning documentary W1A, which throws light on the ins and outs of daily life at the BBC. The cameras will be following Ian and his
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January 25, 2017 // 0 Comments
A couple of months ago we revealed that Walliams & Friend, the one-off Christmas sketch-based show from David Walliams, had been commissioned for a full series. At the time we didn’t know a great deal more than that…but now we do! In case you’re wondering, there is a TVO
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November 9, 2016 // 0 Comments
BBC satire W1A is set to return for a third series in 2017. The second series of W1A was on our screens back in May 2015, and the delay in making a third series has been put down to availability of the show’s cast. Said cast includes TVO regulars Jessica Hynes as nonsense-spouting PR
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August 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
A recent poll by The Radio Times asked viewers to vote for their favourite TV comedy of the past 16 years – and the results are an interesting mixed bag. Viewers were asked to place their vote from a shortlist of 40 shows. As you’d expect with this type of poll there’s a strong
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August 26, 2016 // 1 Comment
To kick off a celebration of 21st century sitcoms, the Radio Times is inviting you to vote for your favourite. A shortlist of 40 British sitcoms broadcast since the year 2000 has been created by Radio Times critics and BFI TV experts, and the online poll is now open until Thursday 11th August.
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July 21, 2016 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the latest news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… MAGIC UNLEASHED WITH STRANGE & NORRELL Sunday, 9pm, BBC ONE This week sees the long awaited
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Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the latest news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… A SEANCE WITH LOWE & LLOYD FOR INSIDE NO. 9 The superlative creativity of Reece
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April 27, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the latest news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… W1A RETURNS Smash hit mockumentary W1A returns on Thursday for its second series, with an extended
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April 20, 2015 // 1 Comment
W1A, the fictionalised fly on the wall documentary about life at the BBC returns for a second series later this month. The show features TVO-connected faces, Jessica Hynes (Siobhan Sharpe) and Rufus Jones (David Wilkes) amongst its cast. The new series kicks off with a one hour special, set one
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April 15, 2015 // 0 Comments
The nominations for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015 have been announced and there are a few TVO people and productions amongst the nominees! Paddington (Paul King and a whole host of TVO faces) has been nominated for Best Film, and all of the shows shortlisted for Best Comedy have a TVO
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April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments
Rufus Jones stars in Twenty Twelve spin-off W1A which launches on March 19th. The show focuses on the former Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), as he begins his new role as Head of Values at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the
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March 5, 2014 // 0 Comments
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